In line with its hushed moniker, the next track ‘Whispers in the Dark’ is a lot more subdued, in speed at least. It breathes a suffocating atmosphere that reminds me of Ahab‘s nautical brand of funeral doom, making this by far the heaviest, most laden track of the four, not in the least due to Notkonen‘s fathomlessly deep grunts. ‘Your Blackened Forest’ finds itself at the opposite spectrum, with Gogo‘s plaintive poetry taking central stage. Bonded to Joel‘s raspier delivery here, it takes on a Swallow the Sun like quality.
Closing the four piece, ‘The Mists of Oblivion’ brings all its disparate parts together for one last time. Up-tempo drums and blackened tremolo picks are forged with heart-wrenching guitar leads, sweeping synths and, of course, the vocal interplay between beauty and beast at its very core.
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| 8.2 | With a runtime of more than half an hour of exquisite funereal gothic doom, this EP is an excellent introduction to newcomers to both the subgenre and the band, as well as a more than worthy addition to the collection of longtime fans. |
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